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    One round into Sail GP and the pressure has ramped up on the New Zealand team

    One round into Sail GP and the pressure has ramped up on the New Zealand team


    The Peter Burling-helmed boat has finished sixth out of nine teams in Bermuda.

    Defending champions Australia won the round.

    New Zealand wing trimmer Blair Tuke acknowledges a glaring deficiency in their campaigns.



    The second round of the championship is in Chicago next month.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Sailing News
     15 Feb: French SailGP skipper Quentin Delapierre is grateful the frightening high speed collision with New Zealand wasn't much worse
     14 Feb: Two sailors have been hospitalised after a nasty crash between the Black Foils and France, forcing the cancellation of racing for the day at the Auckland Sail GP event
     14 Feb: The Black Foils believe there to be a high likelihood of Sail GP returning to Auckland beyond this year
     14 Feb: Black Foils skipper Peter Burling's experiences with a wild Waitemata Harbour has him expecting enthralling racing for this weekend's Auckland stop of SailGP
     13 Feb: All 13 teams are set to start this weekend's SailGP regatta in Auckland, where some tough weather conditions should at least guarantee exciting racing ... assuming it doesn't get too ferocious on the Waitemata
     13 Feb: The fastest SailGP team on water is off the market ahead of this weekend's regatta in Auckland
     13 Feb: The Black Foils may miss taking to the water to test repairs on their boat today ahead of this weekend's SailGP Auckland regatta
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